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Caba launches early offensive in runoff race

November 25, 2020 2:14 pmNovember 25, 2020 6:16 pm

Perth Amboy Councilman Helmin Caba is gearing up for his runoff race against Mayor Wilda Diaz, launching an early offensive claiming the November election’s results suggest the incumbent is headed to a loss. “I am grateful to voters for decisively...

Diaz, Caba will advance to Perth Amboy mayor runoff, New Jersey Globe projects

November 15, 2020 2:44 pmNovember 15, 2020 4:38 pm

Perth Amboy Mayor Wilda Diaz and Councilman Helmin Caba are headed to a December 15 runoff election, the New Jersey Globe is projecting. Diaz is in first place with 4,648 votes (33.14%), 424 votes in front of Caba, the city’s...

Perth Amboy race still tight as three candidates battle for two runoff slots

November 9, 2020 9:26 amNovember 9, 2020 11:19 am

The race for Mayor of Perth Amboy remains too close to call, with incumbent Wilda Diaz, Councilman Helmin Caba and attorney Joseph B. Vas battling for two slots in what will almost certainly be a December 15 runoff election. Diaz...

Perth Amboy mayoral election headed to a runoff

November 3, 2020 9:59 pmNovember 4, 2020 4:46 am

The race to for Perth Amboy’s mayorship is too close to call, and the contest will go to a runoff election next month, the New Jersey Globe projects. Mayor Wilda Diaz leads Councilman Helim Caba 33%-30% of the vote with...

Sires endorses Diaz as Perth Amboy awaits runoff date fate

November 1, 2020 2:43 pmNovember 2, 2020 3:38 pm

One of the top races to watch on Tuesday is in Perth Amboy, where Mayor Wilda Diaz is seeking re-election to a 4th term against three city councilmen and the son of her predecessor. Rep. Albio Sires (D-West New York)...

With no word from Murphy, Perth Amboy candidates split on runoff

October 7, 2020 12:11 pmOctober 7, 2020 2:30 pm

Mayoral candidates in Perth Amboy are split over the prospect of a runoff election that, less than four weeks out from election day, remains shrouded in mystery. “It’s incredibly frustrating to not know exactly how this is going to happen,”...

With election less than a month away, no news on Perth Amboy runoff rules

October 5, 2020 3:54 pmOctober 5, 2020 7:14 pm

Twenty-nine days out from the election, Gov. Phil Murhpy’s administration has yet to issue guidance on Perth Amboy’s December runoff election. “I’ve got no news on Perth Amboy … so nothing to update you on that,” the governor said during...